Like Trippy Taco, Smart Alex hatters has relocated from Smith St to Gertrude St. It’s taken over half of the space of Books for Cooks, which has shrunk into a single street frontage.
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Archive for the category: Fashion
men are not to blame for women’s beauty paranoia
Men are commonly blamed by women for forcing them to endure beauty regimes at their expense for men’s benefit. This is nonsense. Women choose their beauty routines of their own accord regardless of the opinions of their male partners (or men in general). Women use symbols of ‘beauty’ to compete with other women for social status.
It is heartening to read the occasional recognition of the reality of this from women. When talking about women’s use of botox in ‘Beauty cuts more than skin deep‘, ethicist Leslie Cannold states:
Radical feminists – and their Christian pseudo-feminist cousins – blame men.
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Fitzroy history – a truly impressive moustache
This photo shows Fitzroy entrepreneur Macpherson Robertson being welcomed home to his factory by some of his staff after returning from a trip to Europe in 1935. The startled look on the face of the man on the left hand side makes me think he is saying ‘what, they don’t have Freddo frogs in France?’
I admire millionaire polyamourists like Robertson for their lifestyle, especially if they are self-made, if not their business ethics or taste in partners (Richard Pratt).…
making jeans
A video from Nobody showing how they make their jeans in their Fitzroy factory.
The making of NOBODY denim. from NOBODY on Vimeo.…
how many people does it take to take a photo?
Lots, apparently, judging by this recent photo shoot, complete with truck and portable toilet on a trailer.
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I care not for your sartorial hegemony
Last year I worked for several months for a very corporate organisation that was one of the most conservative places I have ever worked. One of the most unusual aspects of working there for me was the sartorial aesthetics and the significant differences between women and men.
Women wore a diverse range of clothing that I can describe as: traditional corporate (blue and grey, plain or pinstripe skirt or trouser suit, white or pastel shirt), modern corporate (suits and shirts in fashionable colours and more diverse fabrics), smart casual (untucked and/or collarless tops, cardigans etc) and contemporary fashion (bold colour, asymmetric lines, diverse shapes, cuts and fabrics).…
stand and deliver
Adam Ant’s Prince Charming costume at the V&A museum in London.
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Leonard St, fashion, plagiarism, defamation and free speech
On Twitter recently an allegation was made that Melbourne fashion business Leonard St sold tshirts that featured artwork plagiarised from a Melbourne artist (web and Livejournal). The allegation was made by the artist and a friend at a creative agency who, in a blog post, replicated and discussed the content the artist had posted about the situation in her Livejournal account.
I read the information with interest and came to the conclusion, based on the photographic evidence and the discussion, that the allegation of plagiarism was legitimate and appeared fundamentally truthful (through who was responsible remained unresolved).…
from pop-up to permanent
The Untitled Shop on Brunswick St was originally promoted as a pop-up but has become permanent. It appeared to be planning to close late last year but is still open for business and expects to stay that way as they’ve just signed a new lease. Like Amor y Locura, who also recently changed their mind after suggesting they would close, Untitled are intent on surviving the current retail slump. Thanks to the owners for supplying the photo.…